An Illustrated and Cross-Referenced Glossary of Malacological and Conchological Terms |
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by Paul S. Mikkelsen |
Term | Definition |
ARBOREAL | Pertaining to or living entirely in the trees; see also: TERRESTRIAL; HABITAT. | |
BOREAL | Pertaining to the north (i.e., northern hemisphere; northern). See also: BOREAL PROVINCE; CIRCUMBOREAL. | |
CIRCUMBOREAL | Distributed around the world, in the northern BOREAL region. See also: PROVINCE. | |
PROVINCE, BOREAL | A cold-water zone, depauperate of species, lying north of Cape Cod and the CAROLINIAN PROVINCE. See also: PROVINCE, (types). | |
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